New Features for Unidesk 1.5

                                                                     

• KB #: 03719
• Last Updated: January 6, 2012

New features

• Desktop Maintenance Schedules
  • Maintenance Schedules define the time periods when Unidesk will deploy configuration changes and apply layer assignment changes to specified desktops.  Schedules are useful for updating persistent desktops overnight, on weekends, and during other periods when end users are not actively using their desktops.
  • Any number of Maintenance Schedules can be defined and saved using the web-based Unidesk Management Console.
  • Schedules can be applied to one or more desktops using the new and improved Create Desktop and Edit Desktop wizards.
  • Incremental updates ensure that non-persistent desktops are always available for 24X7 use cases.  For example, if 30 concurrent desktop connections are required for an “always on” virtual lab, 33 desktops can be provisioned and Unidesk will update only 3 at a time, ensuring that 30 desktops are always available for use.

• Windows Unattend.exe Builder
  • The Windows Unattend.exe Builder is now available for creating Microsoft Windows 7 answer files, greatly simplifying the creation of the gold image.
• Improved Unidesk Management Console Performance
  • The Unidesk Management Console user interface now runs faster when working with large numbers of desktops and layers.   
• Enhanced Task Bar Filtering
• The Task bar in the Unidesk Management Console can now be filtered by administrator name, making it easy for the logged in Unidesk administrator to see the status of just their jobs.

Fuente: http://www.unidesk.com/support/kb/new-features-unidesk-15

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Here is everything you need to know before you deploy the Unidesk software.

• Unidesk Deployment, version 1.5 and version 1.5.1
• Unidesk Quick Start - Windows 7 - Version 1.5 and Version 1.5.1
• Unidesk Evaluator's Guide - Version 1.5 and Version 1.5.1
• Unidesk Quick Start - Windows XP - Version 1.5 and Version 1.5.1

• Unidesk Deployment, version 1.4
• Unidesk Quick Start - Windows 7, version 1.4
• Unidesk Evaluator's Guide - Version 1.4.0
• Migrating Unidesk from VMware vSphere 4.x to VMware vSphere 5
• Unidesk Quick Start - Windows XP - Version 1.4
• Deploying applications that install in a user’s profile

• Virtual Desktop Optimization
• Integrating Pano Direct and VMware View within an Application Layer
• Unidesk Deployment Guidelines
• Nonpersistent Desktop Best Practices
• Managing Printer Deployment Using Layers in the Unidesk Environment
  
  

EMC Performance Optimization for Microsoft Windows XP for the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

This applied best practices guide discusses how to configure Microsoft Windows XP, for optimal performance, in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) implementation. This document provides an overview on how to configure various subsystems of Windows XP to minimize the performance requirements on the shared storage and ESX environment.


Audience This applied best practices document is intended for all parties responsible for planning, architecting, configuring, deploying, and maintaining the VDI.


Related documents The following documents provide additional, relevant information. 
Windows XP Deployment Guide at http://www.vmware.com VMware VDI Storage Considerations at http://www.vmware.com Windows XP: Kernel Improvements Create a More Robust, Powerful, and Scalable OS at http://msdn.microsoft.com Recommendations for Aligning VMFS Partitions at http://www.vmware.com Pushing the Limits of Windows: Virtual Memory at http://blogs.technet.com Understanding Memory Management at http://vpivot.com 


Fuente: http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/white-papers/h7168-performance-optimization-windows-xp-vdi-wp.pdf

Jorge D.

Guide to deploying Windows XP with VMware View

Introduction to VMware View

VMware® View transforms the way customers use and manage desktop operating systems. Desktop
instances can be deployed rapidly in secure data centers to facilitate high availability and disaster
recovery, protect the integrity of enterprise information, and remove data from local devices that are
susceptible to theft or loss. Isolating each desktop instance in its own virtual machine eliminates
typical application compatibility issues and improves users’ personal computing environments.

About This Guide
This guide suggests best practices for creating Windows XP-based templates for VMware View based
solutions and for preparing the templates for use with VMware® View.


Fuente: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/resources/vmware-view-xp-deployment-guide.pdf
Jorge D.